File-box.



Patented Oct. 30; I900.

W. E. DUNNING.

F |LE BOX (Application fllad my 10, 1899.)

(No Model.)

INVENTOR.

WITNESSES:

NiTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. DUNNING, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

F l L E B O X SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 660,811, dated October 30, 1900.

9 Application filed May 10, 1899- Serial No. 716,191. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. DUNNING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fremont, Sandusky county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in File- Boxes,of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to and its object is to provide a cheap, simple, and efficient file-box, and more particularly to so construct a filebox that the contents may be kept free from dust and in order and may be readily accessible without becoming disarranged; I at Iain this objects by means of the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown, and illustrated in the ac companying drawings, made part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device open; Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of the same, and Fig. 3 another view of my device.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

My box may be considered as an elongated rectangularcase having a top and bottom and sides and ends, the case being divided into two equal parts by splitting the box longitudinally on a line leading from one of the upper corners to the opposite lower corn er. Now one of the parts will have one of the sides and the bottom, and the other part will have the other side and the top, each of these parts having two triangular end pieces.

In the drawings, 1 is the bottom, and 2 the back, of my box.

8 is the top when closed, and 4 the remaining side.

5 5 are the two triangular end pieces of the bottom part, and 6 6 the triangular end pieces of the lid or cover. The pieces 2 and 3 being placed side by side are hinged together at their upper margins, as at 7. The part consisting of 1 2 5 and the lid portion consisting of 3 at 6 are each provided with suitable fastening devices, as at 8, which will engage each other when the two parts are brought into closed rectangular form.

From the bottom 1, midway of its length and near to the back, springs vertically a tube or spindle 9. This tube or spindle is somewhat shorter than the height of the back 2. From the part 4 springs in like mannera tube tubular with the same effect; but I or spindle 10, which corresponds and is in the same plane with the tube or spindle 9.

11 is a curved rod having straightextremities, one longer than the other, which extremities may be simult aneouslyinserted into the open ends of the tubes 9 10, thus making these parts practically continuous in invertform shown in the drawings.

12 is a series of envelops bearing any de-.

sired inscriptions, whereby the envelops may be arranged either in alphabetical, chronocards are arranged in their proper order and l are thus held by means of the tube or spindle 9 passing through the series of eyelets 13, when it is desired to write upon or to open one of the envelops the curved piece 11, which is loosely socketed in the piece 10, is slightly lifted and its free shorter end is swung around and inserted into the top of the tube 9. Now all of the envelops above the one desired may he slipped along the pieces 9, 11, and 10 and are allowed to rest on the piece 4, leaving exposed the envelopsought for. The curved piece 11 is now slightly lifted to disengage it from the tube 9 and its free end is swung around out of the way. The envelop may now be removed and the contents readily reached and the envelop may be written upon. 'lo-return the envelops to their place, it is of course only necessary to reverse the operation. When the box is to be closed, the curved piece 11 is disengaged from the piece 9 and the free end is swung around, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2. closed and fastened.

The box may now be The parts 9, 10, and

prefer the closed, for the reason that one of the spindles is shorter than the other. This arrangement also permits the closing of the box without disengaging the curved pieces 1 1 at both ends. An important advantage of this arrangement of the spindles is that when the box is closed the two spindles are disposed end to end at aright angle to each other, whereby papers or envelops are prevented from slipping off the spindles when the box is inverted. It will also be seen that when the proper document, card, or envelop is exposed by swinging the ones above it upon the curved piece 11 out of the way such document, card, or envelop may be written upon without removing it from the box, as the triangular top piece is folded back out of the way, so that it does not interfere with the arm or hand of the writer.

Having described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In afile box, abottom portion consisting of a rectangular bottom, a side piece and triangular ends, a top portion consisting of a rectangular top, a side piece, and triangular ends, and hinges connecting the margin of the side piece of the bottom portion with the margin of the top piece of the top portion, whereby when the box is opened said side piece and said top piece will be folded side by side, and whereby the top and bottom may be closed in rectangular form, combined with a spindle for each of said two parts disposed in the same plane and a detachable curved connection forsaid two spindles,snbstantially as shown and described, for the purpose specified.

2. In a file-box, a rectangular case separated on a diagonal line from an upper corner to the opposite lower corner, hinged connections between these two parts, a spindle for each of said two parts disposed in the same plane, and a detachable curved connection for said two spindles, the arrangement beingsuch that when the box is closed the two spindles stand end to end at a right angle to each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A file-box, comprisinga rectangular case separated on a diagonal line from an upper corner to the opposite lower corner, hinged connections between these two parts, a spindle for each of said two parts disposed in the same plane, a series of envelops engaged by one of said spindles, and a detachable curved connection between said two spindles whereby said envelops may be slipped upon and along said connection from one spindle to the other, and whereby when the box is closed the two spindles are disposed end to end at a right angle to each other, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

WILLIAM E. DUNNING.

In presence of- FRANK PERO, SAMUEL RIDLEY. 

